Slumdog Millionaire's wins should send a huge message to Hollywood: Don't overlook the little guy. With small distributors going out of business and major studios shuttering their specialty divisions, Slumdog is a success story that almost inevitably will become indeed already has become increasingly rare.

Australian actor Heath Ledger's father said his late son's win for best supporting actor at the Golden Globes was bittersweet. The actor, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose last year, won the award for his diabolical turn as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight.

Taking a big hop forward in marsupial research, scientists say they have unraveled the DNA of a small kangaroo named Matilda. And they've found the Aussie icon has more in common with humans than scientists had thought. The kangaroo last shared a common ancestor with humans 150 million years ago.

Taking a big hop forward in marsupial research, scientists say they have unraveled the DNA of a small kangaroo named Matilda. And they've found the Aussie icon has more in common with humans than scientists had thought. The kangaroo last shared a common ancestor with humans 150 million years ago.